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Elon Musk Badgered Trump Into Giving Him White House Pass

The president’s favorite billionaire will no longer be relegated to a different building.

Elon Musk successfully pestered the team of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump to issue him a badge for the White House complex, according to The New York Times. Musk, who will lead the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to cut government spending, had reportedly been asking about his level of access for several days prior to Trump’s inauguration Monday. The badgering appears to have worked, as the world’s richest man was given a White House pass and a government email address. The Times also reported that Musk is expected to take office in the West Wing. He was originally set to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which lies in the White House complex but not in the West Wing. Musk has also filled out paperwork for his new role and began working from his new office on Monday. Vivek Ramaswamy was initially slated to co-lead DOGE, but Musk reportedly pushed his fellow billionaire out of the advisory body.